Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
נ־שׁ־ם (n-š-m)

Verb edit

נָשַׁם (nashám) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לנשום / לִנְשֹׁם)

  1. to breathe
Conjugation edit

or

Etymology 2 edit

Root
שׁ־מ־ם (š-m-m)

Verb edit

נָשַׁם (nashám) third-singular masculine past (nif'al construction)

  1. to be devastated